GEW opens door to the world for Vietnamese youth By My Loan in HCMC Global Entrepreneurship Week's inaugural program (GEW), sponsored by FPT Corporation and the Youth Publishing House, will open at HCMC Youth Cultural House on Sunday with a café linking event themed "emerging ideas" held by students of FPT University and a group of GEW Vietnam. The opening day will be attended by British Ambassador Mark A.G. Kent. The event aims to inspire young people to develop their innovation, imagination and creativity as well as to encourage them to think big, to turn their ideas into reality and to make their mark. The GWE will be the cultural bridge between Vietnamese students and thousands of students in over 70 countries around the world. GEW also features a series of activities during the week from November 17 to 23, inviting millions of young people around the world, especially students, to join a growing movement to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Global … [Read more...] about GEW opens door to the world for Vietnamese youth
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Vietnam firm with open-door foreign policy
Vietnam will continually pursue the independent and open-door foreign policy of diversification and multilateralism, pledged Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien recently. The foreign minister made the affirmation at a meeting with the diplomatic corps and international organizations in Hanoi on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays. Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien … [Read more...] about Vietnam firm with open-door foreign policy
Chinese clinic opens door despite ban
Even though health authorities in Hanoi had shut down the Maria Chinese Clinic on 65-67 Thai Thinh Street in Dong Da District on July 16 after the death of a 34-year-old woman patient, the clinic opened doors for regular business the next morning. Health inspectors and the police conducted a surprise visit to the clinic on July 17, after receiving information that the clinic had opened regardless of a ban. … [Read more...] about Chinese clinic opens door despite ban
Banks open door wider to borrowers
Banks open door wider to borrowers By Thuy Trieu - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Most banks have loosened their purse strings, offering more generous credits to corporate borrowers following their earlier move to cut the lending rate. Truong Van Phuoc, general director of Vietnam Export Import Commercial Bank (Eximbank), said that his bank had scaled up credit limits from VND2 trillion to VND5 trillion for import-export enterprises, which accounted for 80% of the bank's outstanding loans. Maritime Commercial Bank recently has announced to earmark VND3 trillion as credits for import-export enterprises, while Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) has just raised their credit line from US$20 million to US$50 million to finance foreign trade activity. ACB customers can take out loans in Vietnam dong at a soft lending rate for the US dollar. Easier loans for corporate clients give a huge sigh of relief for enterprises, many of whom had struggled the lack of capital when most banks slammed shut the … [Read more...] about Banks open door wider to borrowers
Olympic Youth Development Centre in Zambia to open doors on May 11
A new sports complex in Lusaka, Zambia, which is a pilot project of the IOC's Sports for Hope Programme, will be inaugurated on May 11, 2010 in the presence of IOC President Jacques Rogge and the President of the Republic of Zambia, Rupiah Banda. The centre will promote sports development in the region, as well as offering a wide range of educational programmes, health services and community activities. Partners with a joint visionThe Olympic Youth Development Centre has been set up as a multi-purpose complex, including outdoor facilities for athletics, football, basketball, tennis, handball, volleyball and hockey, an indoor sports venue, a boxing hall, a gym, a number of classrooms and locker rooms. The success of the project so far is thanks to a unique partnership model: the Zambian government donated the land to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Zambia, the IOC had the overall control during the construction phase and built the facility, and the six International … [Read more...] about Olympic Youth Development Centre in Zambia to open doors on May 11